The large student population and prominent Chinese community in the Boston area was seen by Chinese officials as a likely source of protests.

The Harvard Taiwanese Cultural Society said it has not decided what actions, if any, to take in response to Jiang's appearance.

Society co-president Chienlan Hsu '99 said she will meet with Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III tomorrow afternoon to discuss guidelines on what the group can and cannot do.

According to co-president of the Chinese Students Association, Andrew G.W. Chung '99, his group does not have a formal position on Jiang's visit, but the group is planning to hold a discussion session on Monday or Wednesday.

Chung said that most members of his association-which includes students of Taiwanese, mainland Chinese and Hong Kong descent-said they are enthusiastic about Jiang's speech at Harvard.

Sue Jean Liu '01-born and raised in Taiwan-said she is looking forward to the visit. "I'm so excited about Jiang's speech," Liu said. "It will be a great chance to hear him...express China's policies to America."

While Liu said she would like to see Taiwan remain autonomous for now, she envisions a more democratic China in the future.

"After 50 years, China will become more like Taiwan and our values become more similar," she said.

After Jiang's visit, Vogel said that the Fairbank Center is planning a Nov. 3 panel discussion with faculty and invited experts on Jiang's visit and the future of U.S. China relations